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in the afternoon, and on some days, at difftirent places, immigration was 

 more or less continuons all day, and even continued after dark (Suftolk 

 on the 17th, and Kentish Knock on the 31st of October). At 

 Lowestoft (Suffolk) on four days in October, the 17th, 19th, 25th and 

 26th, and on the 9th of November, Rooks were coasting from N. to S. 



Migration lasted until about the 9th of November, after which date 

 but little was observed. On the 17th and 18th of October many Rooks 

 arrived in the Orkneys and Shetlands. The only records in the west 

 came from the South Bishop Light (Pembroke), where two were seen 

 on the 25th/26th of October, three on the 30th, flying S.E., and a few 

 daily from the 24th to the 30th of November. 



The first Hooded Crows were seen on the 7th of October in Suffolk, 

 and after the 13th numbers began to arrive on the east coast. What has 

 been said about the general immigration of the Rook applies equally to 

 this species. In addition, however, there were records of its arrival in 

 Yorkshire and Lincolnshire on the 14th, in Durham and Hampshire on 

 the 15th (direction not stated), while migrants were noted on the 17th 

 and 18th at the Isle of May (Fife). The only records in the west were 

 of a few at the South Bishop Light (Pembroke), flying S.E., on the 30th, 

 and daily from the 24th to the SOtli of November. After the middle of 

 November no migration was noted on the east coast. 



THE SKY- LARK {Alauda arvejisis). 



The locally resident Sky-Larks in the south of Hampshire were reported 

 to have diminished in numbers during August and fresh arrivals had 

 taken their place by mid-September, at which time an increase was 

 noticed in Staffordshire and at the end of the month in Cumberland. 

 On four nights during the latter half of August a few birds were noted at 

 Spurn Head Light (Yorkshire). In mid-September there was evidence 

 of small movements on various nights at Bardsey Light (Carnarvon), 

 Skerries Light (Anglesey) and Smalls Light (Pembroke). 



The first notice of immigrants came from the Kentish Knock Light- 

 vessel (45 miles E. by N. from the mouth of the Thames) on the 29th 

 of September, when some were seen passing to N.N.W., and on the 

 same night many were noted at Lynn Well Light-vessel (Wash), On 

 practically every day and night throughout October migrants were noted 

 at many of the east coast lights from the Longstone Light (Outer Fames) 

 southwards to the Kentish Knock Light- vessel. During the day the birds 

 were noted passing in a direction between N.N.W. and W.S.W. ; at the 

 Kentish Knock Light-vessel most of the flocks were flying W.N.W., 

 at the Shipwash Light-vessel (Suffolk) to the W.S.W., and at the 

 Dudgeon and Outer Dowsing Light-vessels (Lincolnshire) and Long- 

 stone Light to the W. On the 5Lh/6th and 14th/15th many were noted 

 at St. Catherine's Light (Isle of Wight) and Hanois Light (Guernsey), 



